A Bad Provision Even by ObamaCare Standards

The Supreme Court should take up this case contesting the panel’s vast powers over Medicare.

By

Tom Coburn And

Phil Roe

Updated Dec. 15, 2014 4:29 pm ET

In the four years since the Affordable Care Act was passed, health care in our country has become more complicated and expensive. The law has many troubling aspects, but the Independent Payment Advisory Board is among the worst and most dangerous. This is why, on Thursday, several members of the House will file an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up Coons v. Lew. This lawsuit, filed by the Goldwater Institute on behalf of Dr. Eric Novack, an orthopedic surgeon, and Nick Coons, an Arizona businessman, challenges the constitutionality of IPAB.